See also: Peranakan

Central Melanau

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Etymology

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From Malay peranakan.

Noun

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peranakan

  1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Malay peranakan.

Noun

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peranakan m (plural peranakans, diminutive peranakantje n)

  1. a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated

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  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Indonesian

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Etymology

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anak +‎ per- -an, from Malay peranakan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəraˈnak̚an]
  • Hyphenation: pêranakan

Noun

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pêranakan (first-person possessive peranakanku, second-person possessive peranakanmu, third-person possessive peranakannya)

  1. womb, uterus
    Synonyms: kandungan, rahim, uterus
  2. descendant:
    Synonym: keturunan
    1. mixed descendant.
    2. foreign (immigrant) descendant.

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Malay

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Etymology

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anak +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peranakan (Jawi spelling ڤرانقن, plural peranakan-peranakan, informal 1st possessive peranakanku, 2nd possessive peranakanmu, 3rd possessive peranakannya)

  1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus
  2. A person of mixed descendant.
  3. A person of mixed descendant of a place.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: peranakan
  • Central Melanau: peranakan
  • Dutch: peranakan

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